Severe Storm Photography from Spring 2001
All photos copyrighted by Dave Chapman
On this web page: May 17 May 20
May 17th and May 20th:
| May 17th: Outflow from storm along stationary front near Clayton, New Mexico, begins to develop a shelf cloud. After being hit by cool northerly winds, I head south for Amarillo. |
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| As I near the Texas state line, I come across several rapidly developing cumulus towers, apparently triggered by outflow from the Clayton storm. |
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| This dramatic view of the Texas prairie is just a few minutes later, as I begin my dash between several exploding towers to get ahead of the developing HP supercell. |
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| An hour later, an HP monster is just west of Channing, Texas. Strong rotation with inflow of 40 mph. |
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| May 20th, mid afternoon: Strong convection near Ada, Oklahoma. Unfortunately, chasing these would mean venturing into the hills and forests of southeast Oklahoma. |
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| May 20th, late afternoon: Outflow-dominated thunderstorm near Minco, Oklahoma (southwest of Oklahoma City). |
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| Meanwhile, storms near Ada have intensified. |
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2001 Storm Pages:
Dave Chapman's Storm Chasing and Outdoor Photo Galleries